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GRIFFITHS, Captain Anselm John. Observations on Some Points of Seamanship; with Practical Hints on Naval Oeconomy, &c. &c. The Whole Profits are For the Benefit of the Royal Naval Charitable Society. Cheltenham. Printed by J. J. Hadley, 1824. First edition. 8vo. xii, 290pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary green roan, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, spine a trifle sunned. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30218
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[WILKINS, John]. Of the Principles and Duties of natural religion: two books. London. Printed by A, Maxwell, for T. Basset et al., 1675. First edition. 8vo. [18], 410, [4], 55pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. 'A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Reverend Father in God, John late Lord Bishop of Chester' by William Lloyd (Wing L2705) has separate dated title page and begins new pagination on 2D8r. This edition appears not to have been published separately. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled panelled red morocco, A.E.G., marbled ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35512
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RUTTER, John. Delineations of fonthill and its abbey. Shaftesbury. Published by the Author, 1823. First edition. Quarto. Large paper copy. xxvi, 127pp, [1]. With a half-title, 13 engraved plates, including lithographed map, additional variant proofs (before lettering) of plates IV, XI, and XIII, plates VI, VII, VIII duplicated (the duplicates hand-coloured aquatints), and one further unnumbered engraved plate (visitor's ticket to Fonthill), all on India paper. Handsomely bound in contemporary calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, T.E.G., marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, ... More > £ 3,750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31388
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STANIER CLARKE, James. M'ARTHUR, John.. The life and services of Horatio Nelson viscount; duke of bronte; vice admiral of the white, etc.. London. Fisher, Son, & Co. [s.d., c.1840] First edition.. 8vo. In 36 parts. 526, 500, 223pp, [8]. With 38 engraved plates, many of which portraits, three additional engraved title pages (to Part 1, Part 33 and Part 35), and a large folding map of Bologne to Part 30.

Original publisher's pictorial buff paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with heavy spotting to wrapper of Part 1, light scattered spotting to wrappers of further parts. Part 25 ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24475
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BENSON, E. F.. Spook stories collected. Ashcroft, British Columnia. Ash-tree Press, 1998-2005 First edition. 8vo. In five volumes. xviii, 161pp, [6]; xx, 153pp, [6]; xxiii, 198pp, [5]; xxii, 181pp, [6]; xxxii, 342pp, [6]. With half-titles to each volume, a portrait frontispiece of the author to vols. i-iii, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements to each volume. Original publisher's black cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine, with original pictorial dustwrapper to each volume. All fine. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29862
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[NEW ZEALAND]. [A collection of three early playbills, and accompanying scrap-sheet of 10 early photographic views and explanatory text, with a scrap of 'Native's writing found in a native's pocket']. [New Zealand]. [1860s] Folio. - Three playbills 560mm x 230mm, with dates (and cast corrections) added in ink, featuring scheduled entertainment at Mr Roger's Canteen, Otahuhu Camp for Wednesday 9th and Friday 11th March (two copies on yellow paper) and 2) for Thursday 17th March 1864 (on pink paper). Rolled; a little creased and with old pin fixing to upper left-hand corner, else fine.

- A separate bifolium with ... More > £ 4,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 34275
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[KNOX, John]. The historie Of the reformation of the church of scotland; Containing five Books: Together with some treatises conducing to the History. London. Printed by John Raworth, for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644. Folio. [84], 276, 279-397, [1], 401-460, 91, [2], 92-122pp. Handsomely bound by J. Clarke (stamp-signed to verso of FFEP) in nineteenth century gilt-tooled black straight-grain morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Slightest of rubbing to extremities. Early manuscript note to verso of leaf h6v quoting a passage from Spottiswoode's History of the Church of Scotland (1655). More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 35472
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[HOLY BIBLE - English, Authorized Version]. The holy bible contaning ye Old and New testaments. Newly Translated out of ye. Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. London. Printed by John Field. Printer to the Parliament, 1653. 'Pearl Bible'. 24mo. [599]ff, including the terminal blank Ddd12. With an engraved title page. Closely trimmed to margins, with regular shaving of headlines, occasionally touching text; Uu2 with lower corner torn away, with loss of text to 9 lines of text (of Luke XXXI and XXXII). Eighteenth-century inscriptions, some scribbled out, to front fly-leaves - which, like the title and the following leaf, also have some foxing and ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27507
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[PINNOCK, William]. A catechism of the history of america: in two parts. Part I. Containing an account of its discovery by columbus, and subsequent Conquest of Mexico and Peru; with a description of the Manners and Customs of the original Inhabitants. London. Printed by Davidson...For Pinnock and Maunder, 1819. Second edition. 12mo. 72pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Original publisher's printed pale green wrappers. A trifle rubbed, sunned.

[Together with:] A catechism of the history of america: in two parts. Part II. Containing an account of the Republic of the United States, the west indies, and the british possessions in north america. London. Printed by Davidson...For Pinnock and Maunder, 1819. Second edition. 12mo. 72pp. Original publisher's printed buff ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35264
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[PINNOCK, William]. A catechism of trade and commerce, Intended to lay the Basis of Practical Commercial Knowledge in the youthful mind... London. Printed by Cox and Baylis...For G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1821. Fourth edition. 12mo. 72pp, [8]. With an engraved frontispiece, and additional engraved title page, and four terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Occasional short marginal tears. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35265
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[CHURCHES OF NORTHAMPTON]. Architectural notices of The Churches of the archdeaconry of northampton.. London. John Henry Parker, 1849. First edition. 8vo. xii, 283pp, [5]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, 46 further engraved plates, numerous in-text diagrams, maps and illustrations, and a terminal list of subscribers. Nineteenth century gilt-ruled red morocco, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, with scratching to upper board. Inked gift inscription to head of verso of FFEP, reading 'Given to the Mr and Mrs Herbert Capron, in memory of Robert P. Burton, ... More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 34670
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TURLE, James. Psalms and Hymns for public worship: with appropriate tunes. London. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1867. Third edition. Quarto. viii, 411pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-stamped blue morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, with surface wear to extremities. Inked ownership inscription of Emily Susan Lowther dated 1869 to head of title. Leaves lightly browned, light spotting to initial and terminal leaves. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34656
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BAILEY, David. The truck system: a book for masters and workmen. [Bath] and London. [Isaac Pitman] and Fred. Pitman, 1859. First edition. 8vo. 24pp. Original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Lightly browned, soiled. Text-block detached from wrappers, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of upper wrapper: 'John Freeman from the Author October 13th 08'. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 35024
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TELFER, Captain J[ohn] Buchan. The chevalier d'eon de beaumont; a treatise. London. Elliot Stock, 1896. First edition. 8vo. 38pp, iv. With half-title and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Partially unopened in original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, head of upper board dulled. The author's copy, with corresponding inscription to half-title. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 34829
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[VALENTINES]. The lady's valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855] 8vo. [8]pp. Sewn, loosely inserted within original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers, with large woodcut illustration of a lady writing on a slope, in front of cupid holding a torch, to upper wrapper. The same design is repeated, and hand-coloured, to the title. Short splits to spine, else fine.

[With:] The quizzical valentine writer. [London]. Printed and Sold by J.L. Marks, Long Lane, Smithfield, [s.d., 1832-1855]. ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32310
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[DOUAI CATECHISM]. An abstract of the doway catechism, revised, improved, and recommended by authority for the Use of the Faithful, in the four districts in england. Birmingham. Printed by R. P. Stone and Son, [1838]. 16mo. 124pp, [2]. Interleaved throughout. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. Heavily rubbed, marked, some wear to head of sunned spine. Head of text-block shaved, with occasional loss of pagination numerals, scattered spotting. Occasional early manuscript annotations. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 34833